If you have a discerning taste for fantasy games with cute and whimsical creatures, there's a good chance you will be familiar with Satoshi Matsuura's work. (Read our best retro game consoles guide for more classic gaming.)
Starting at SquareSoft (now Square Enix), where he worked on 1999's Legend of Mana, his career as a character and creature designer has him credited in games like the cult Japan-exclusive Mother 3, and the Bravely Default series for their monster design. Fantastical critters are then something many would associate with Matsuura, something I had also previously highlighted in upcoming dungeon brawler Awaysis. Indeed, he even had a book published dedicated to this craft called Fantasy Characters & Creatures: An Artist's Sourcebook.
